Ram
Ram Origin and Meaning
One of the most familiar, and assertive, names found throughout the Middle East and India, Ram has an assertive and solid air about it. Derived from a number of different origins, in English speaking countries, it may also be considered a word name, associated with a horned male sheep — or a form of computer memory.
From its Sanskrit and Hindi origins, Ram means "pleasing" or "beautiful" and serves as a modern form of Rama. It therefore holds significance in Hindu tradition, being both an incarnation of the god Vishnu, and the hero of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana.
Alternatively, the name can be associated with the Arabic Rami, meaning "archer, bowman" and is linked to the star sign of Sagittarius. It also appears in the Bible, in the Old Testament, where it means "exalted" from its Hebrew origins, though it may also come from Ramiel ("thunder of God") or Remiel ("God will have pity").
Additional origins of Ram include it being used as: a Filipino short form of Ramon ("wise protector"); a Mandaean name used in Iraq and Iran meaning "thunder"; a Chin name used in Myanmar meaning "land, country"; and an English word name for a male sheep, likely derived from Old English and meaning "strong".
Popularity of the name Ram
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Famous People Named Ram
- Ramancestor of King David, great,great,grandfather of Boaz (Ruth 4:19)
- Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert)American guru and author
- Ram Gopal VarmaIndian film director
- Ram (born Ramsubramaniam)Indian film director
- (Kavitark) Ram ShriramIndian founding investor in Google
- Ram BoonDutch trance DJ
- Ram ChiangHong Kong actor and singer.
- Ram Prasad BismilIndian revolutionary
- Guru Ram Das (1534–1581)fourth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism
- Ram Kapoor (born 1973)Indian television actor
- Ram Karmi (born 1931)Israeli architect
- Ram Dass KatariIndian Navy vice,admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff
- Ram KumarIndian basketball player
- Ram Madhav (born 1964)Indian politician
- Ram Malla aka Kshetraking of Mallabhum
- Ram PothineniIndian Tollywood film actor
- Raja Ram (born Ronald Rothfield)Australian musician and producer
The name Ram in Pop Culture
- Ram Peterscharacter on TV's "Nip/Tuck"
- RamJapanese DC Comics superhero
- Ramcharacter in the 1982 film Tron
- Ramcharacter in New Zealand/British TV series The Tribe
- Ramcharacter in video game Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2
- Ramcharacter in light novel Re:ZERO ,Starting Life in Another World
- Ram Singhcharacter in Doctor Who spinoff "Class"
- RAMacronym for Random Access Memory, a computer term
- rama male sheep